by Robert Harris · Tapa blanda · ISBN 9783453877481
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«Pompeji» is the historical novel by Robert Harris published by Heyne (378 pages, in German).
A waterworks engineer newly arrived from Rome lives the last four days of Pompeii before the eruption of Vesuvius destroys the city. The narrative combines suspense and historical drama, interweaving the characters' lives with the increasingly ominous signs of the impending disaster and the tense atmosphere in ancient Rome.
Translation by Christel Wiemken from the original English «Pompeii» (2003); set in Pompeii in AD 79.
For readers of historical fiction and suspense set in Roman antiquity.
Robert Dennis Harris CBE is a British novelist and former journalist. Although he began his career in journalism and non-fiction, he is best known for his works of historical fiction. Beginning with the best-seller Fatherland, Harris focused on events surrounding the Second World War, followed by works set in ancient Rome. His later works are varied in settings but are mostly set after 1870.
